是時候拿回你的吼聲！
作者：克雷格-庫尼 Craig Cooney
原文來源：以利亞名單 https://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=27532
日期：2022年6月19日
翻譯：Kate
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最近的一個週日，在教會裡，當我們唱著 "感恩"（Brandon Lake）這首詩歌時，我強烈地感覺到，上帝的許多子民已經失去了他們的吼聲。我特別思考這首歌中的以下歌詞：
所以，來吧，我的魂
哦，你不要羞愧
抬起你的歌聲
因為你的肺裡有一頭獅子
起來讚美主
對有些人來說，內心的獅子已經變成了小貓。怒吼變成了呼嚕聲或 "喵"聲。你需要重新獲得你的吼聲！
幾年前，在我生命中一個非常困難的時期後，我不斷地禱告："上帝，我想聽到你的聲音"。
有一天，我剛說完這句話，就清楚地聽到上帝對我說。"克雷格，我想再次聽到你的聲音。"
我沒有意識到這一點，但隨著時間的推移，疲憊、灰心、反對和對他人意見的恐懼使我沉默。
神在呼召我讓自己靜下來，並開始說出祂放在我裡面的東西。我需要重新獲得我的吼聲！
重獲我們的吼聲
撒母耳記上17:52告訴我們，當大衛殺死歌利亞時，以色列人提高了聲音，大聲喊叫。"以色列人和猶大人便起身吶喊，追趕非利士人，直到迦特（或譯：該）和以革倫的城門。被殺的非利士人倒在沙拉音的路上，直到迦特和以革倫......"
40天以來，上帝的子民被仇敵歌利亞的呼喊—他的謊言、威脅和恐嚇--所壓制。恐懼使他們閉口不言，以免引起別人的注意。但當大衛為他們贏得勝利時，他們再次提高了聲音。他們打破沉默。他們的舌頭被鬆開了。他們發出了吼叫！
我認識的一個女孩曾經告訴我，小時候，她總是被她媽媽貼上 "害羞 "的標籤。從那時起，她就有了這個身份，多年來她一直躲著別人，從不發表意見，也很少被人注意。
然而，有一天，天父透過有能的預言給她啟示：她並不害羞。她自信、大膽、無畏、勇猛。這句話打破了她多年來一直生活在仇敵的謊言。她現在是一個偉大的領袖，演講者，在她的同齡人中具有影響力。她找到了自己的聲音。
你被壓制了嗎？是時候發出呐喊！
我想知道你是否同意那些在你身上說的謊言。你是否允許別人來定義你，而不是活出並充分表達上帝讓你成為的那個獨特的人？你是否因為過去發生的一些事情而沉默或關閉？也許是對一次失敗的羞愧或遺憾？也許你將自己與他人相比較，認為他們所說的一切比你所能表達的更重要或更有趣。
在過去的幾年裡，許多人都被面具遮住了身體。我們已經被孤立和疏遠。也許我們已經變得過於孤立，選擇了安全、安靜的生活。
上帝正在呼召你走出隱藏。摘下口罩。掙脫綑綁。踏入你的空間。表達祂放在你體內的一切。重拾你的怒吼！
你是在得勝的一方。爭戰已經得勝。仇敵被打敗了。因此，主希望你發出呼喊！
也許今天你需要去某個地方，發出大的呼喊--得勝的呼喊；爭戰的呼喊；蔑視的呼喊；大膽的呼喊；讚美的呼喊。
有時我在車裡開車時也會這樣做。這感覺真好！試試看。它會讓仇敵知道，你不會再沉默了。猶大的獅子住在你裡面。
現在是時候拿回你的吼聲。
It's Time to Reclaim Your Roar!
Craig Cooney
On a recent Sunday in church, as we sang the song "Gratitude" (by Brandon Lake), I strongly sensed that many of God's people have lost their roar. I was especially thinking about these lyrics in the song:
So come on, my soul
Oh, don't you get shy on me
Lift up your song
'Cause you've got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
For some, that lion inside has become a kitten. The roar has become a purr or a "meow." You need to reclaim your roar!
Several years ago, after a very difficult time in my life, I was constantly praying: "God, I want to hear Your voice."
One day, as soon as I had said this, I clearly heard God say back to me: "Craig, I want to hear your voice again."
I hadn't realized it, but over time, weariness, discouragement, opposition and fear of other's opinions had silenced me.
God was calling me to UNMUTE myself, and to start speaking out what He had put within me. I needed to reclaim my roar!
Reclaiming Our Roar
In 1 Samuel 17:52, we are told that when David killed Goliath, the people of Israel raised their voices and shouted: "Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines..."
For 40 days, God's people had been silenced by the shouts of the enemy Goliath – his lies, threats and intimidation. Fear had caused them to muzzle their mouths, so they wouldn't draw attention to themselves. But when David won the victory on their behalf, they raised their voices once again. Their silence was broken. Their tongues were loosed. They let out a roar! (Photo via Pixabay)
A girl I know once told me that, as a child, she had always been labeled by her mum as "shy." From that point on, she had taken on this identity, and for many years she hid from others, never expressed an opinion and was rarely noticed.
However, one day, her heavenly Father gave her a revelation through a powerful prophetic word that she wasn't shy. She was confident, bold, fearless and fierce. This word broke the lies of the enemy that she had been living out for many years. She is now a great leader, speaker and influencer among her peers. She found her voice.
Have You Been Silenced? It's Time to Let Out a Shout!
I wonder if you have come into agreement with the lies that have been spoken over you. Have you allowed others to define you, rather than living out and fully expressing the unique person God made you to be? Have you been silenced or shut down by something that happened in your past? Maybe shame or regret over a failure? Maybe you compare yourself to others and think that anything they say is much more important or interesting than what you can express.
Over the past few years, many have been physically muzzled by masks. We have been isolated and distanced. And perhaps we have become too insulated and have opted for a safe, quiet life.
God is calling you out of hiding. Remove the muzzle. Break free of containment. Step into your space. Express all that He has placed inside of you. Reclaim your roar!
You are on the victorious side. The battle is won. The enemy is defeated. Therefore, the Lord wants you to let out a SHOUT!
Maybe today you need to go somewhere and let out a HUGE SHOUT – a shout of victory; a shout of battle; a shout of defiance; a shout of boldness; a shout of praise.
Sometimes I do this in my car when I'm driving. It feels so good! Try it. It will let the enemy know that you will not be silenced any longer. The Lion of Judah lives inside you.
It's time to reclaim your roar.
